Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards (Messages from the Dead)
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Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards (Messages from the Dead)
Guide to Historic CemeteriesUnderstanding Cemetery Symbols by Tui Snider is a reference book for genealogists, history buffs, ghost hunters and others seeking to learn the forgotten meanings of cemetery symbols in historic graveyards.
Find out:
Find out:
- Why garden cemeteries were America's first public parks
- The difference between a cemetery and a graveyard
- How the skull and crossbones evolved into cherubs
- Why symbols matter
- The different types of American cemeteries
- The history of grave robbing
- The symbolic meaning of coins, stones, and seashells at grave sites
- Common Latin phrases on headstones
- Saints, angels, and other cemetery statuary
- Symbols for secret societies and clubs
- Different types of crosses
- Common cemetery architecture styles
- The symbolic meaning of plants, flowers, and trees
- Different types of headstone styles, monuments, and mausoleums
Technical Specifications
Country
USA
Brand
CREATESPACE
Manufacturer
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding
Paperback
PartNumber
RKC2008457407
IsAdultProduct
Height
8.5
Length
5.5
Weight
0.70106999316
Width
0.52
NumberOfItems
1
Author
Snider, Tui
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